Your Company Earned Sales of $10 Million Last Year and Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

Your company earned sales of $10 million last year and is anticipating a growth rate this year of 12.5%. You calculate this year's sales may be $12.5 million. Which forecasting method did you use to arrive at this answer?

• A)exponential interpolation
• B)trend extrapolation
• C)information extension
• D)inductive extrapolation

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Definitions:

Income Statement

A financial document outlining a company's revenue, expenses, and profits over a specific period, showing its ability to generate earnings.

Specific Invoice Method

An approach to managing accounts payable where payments are matched to specific invoices.

Large Sales Volume

A significant amount of products or services sold within a given period, indicating high demand or successful sales strategies.

Retail Method

An accounting technique used to estimate the ending inventory and cost of goods sold by calculating a cost to retail price ratio.